I am taking the plunge after so much stress,
deciding, praying, discussing, and worrying. I have finally made a decision. We
are going to homeschool our boys! Love bug will be going into kindergarten and
Turbo will be going into 2nd.
I took this summer and slowly
introduced some school work and routine to see how they would take to it and
they love it! There are days when I have not done anything with school and
Lovebug comes begging to do something!
That is my hope with homeschool, that they love it!
That they love learning! My oldest loved going to school at first, then began
to hate going at too young of an age. I think it sucks the life from them in a since.
It sucks their love of learning, their creativity, their desire and curiosity
that is innate to childhood.
So the decision has been made. Now on to the how’s and what’s
of homeschool…
How will we set up the classroom?
We will be using our dining room table for worksheets and writing, our couch or
the floor or the trampoline or where ever else the kids are comfortable for
reading. We are going to try the workbox system followed by so many http://workboxsystem.com/ and we have a
bookshelf to store puzzles, games, manipulates, and of course books… lots of books!
What curriculum will we be using?
First, let me say I have researched a ton on this subject! I am a perfectionist
to a point and I do NOT want to buy a bunch of stuff and then hate it and have
to buy more. So I have been researching. I will not be using a box curriculum.
Meaning you find one site that you like and use their whole grade level boxed
set for Language Art, Math, Bible, Science, History, etc. I think there are
certain companies that have wonderful curriculum for Math and another for
Language Arts etc. So I have an eccentric idea for our homeschool. I have also
decided on and then changed my mind a couple times so this may be a changing
list J
Kindergarten:
Math- I am back and forth with this. I think I can
print out my own worksheets from pinterest.com and teacherspayteachers.com and
of course use a lot of play and manipulatives, but I also like what MathUsee has to offer.
Phonics/Reading- All about Reading level 1. I have
heard so many great things about this company. I have checked out every sample
they have and also joined their mailing list to get freebies and LOVE them!
Definitely have not changed my mind on this one!
Handwriting- Again this one is unsure, I think I
can just do printables and used sensory things (play doh and shaving cream) to practice
his handwriting, but if you have any ideas of great curriculum that works let
me know! I personally work best when I have a hands on guide of what to do. I
do like Zaner Boser handwriting though.
2nd
Grade:
Math- I love Math Mammoth. Turbo is very excelled
in most areas, math being one of them. I love How Math Mammoth teaches. We are
starting with 2nd grade workbook B.
Language Arts: I was back and forth on this one but
finally found and love Learning Language Arts through Literature. We are using
3rd grade as this is another area Turbo excels. This is another
reason we love homeschooling. Last year Turbo just mainly read a lot because he
was above what they were learning in class but the teacher (although I loved
her) couldn’t teach to his level, had to stay
at class level. So he would go in the back and read or get on the computer. At home
I can just move to a level that challenges him!
Science, History, and Art will be taught together
and we will be using Story of the World volume 1 for History and Home Art Studio Kindergarten level for art. Science is still up in the air. I was
originally going to go with Apologia but then I found A Reason for Science and
liked that it was more catered to the younger mind and had a lot of hands on
science, Noeo Science was also brought to my attention for the same reason. So
Science is still up in the air.
I would love to hear what you all are using and if
you have any suggestions for this newbie please share! J
Note: I am not affiliated with ANY of these
companies and have never used any of them before. This is just our journey
though this life.
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